Miller v. Railroad Commission of Texas

BAUGH, Justice.

A Rule 37 case. Appellant applied to the Commission for permits for well No. 2 on a .81-acre tract, and for wells 9 and 10 on a 4.18-acre tract, both tracts situated within the city limits of Kilgore, Texas. Both applications were denied, separate suits filed thereon in the District Court of Travis County, which suits were consolidated, tried without a jury, and the action of the Commission upheld; hence this appeal.

The sole contention made by appellant is that the courts and the Commission in determining whether drainage and confiscation exist as to a given tract of land, the…